HOUNSLOW WONDER
AppleHOUNSLOW WONDER
Origin / History
HOUNSLOW WONDER was introduced by Messrs. Spooner, of Hounslow. It is described in E.A. Bunyard's A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920). The Spooner firm found HOUNSLOW WONDER a valuable market variety.
Tree
Growth moderate; fertility good. Leaf moderate, oval, deeply curved serrate.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 3 by 2⅜.
Form: Flattened round, tapering to eye.
Stem: Short, set in a narrow, deep, and russet cavity.
Cavity: Narrow, deep, and russet, containing the short stem.
Calyx: Eye small and closed.
Basin: Shallow and plaited, containing the eye.
Skin: Pale yellow ground color, with dark spots, a brown-red flush, and broad broken stripes.
Dots: Dark spots on the pale yellow ground.
Flesh and flavor: Firm and crisp, after the Wellington style.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
HOUNSLOW WONDER is in season from December to March.
Uses
HOUNSLOW WONDER is a culinary apple. Its firm, crisp flesh and its reputation as a valuable market variety are the chief points recorded for it.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)HOUNSLOW WONDER. Culinary, December to March, medium, 3 by 2⅜, flattened round, tapering to eye. Colour, pale yellow with dark spots, brown-red flush and broad broken stripes. Flesh, firm, crisp, after Wellington style. Eye, small, closed, in a shallow plaited basin. Stem, short in a narrow deep and russet cavity. Growth, moderate; fertility, good. Leaf, moderate, oval, deeply curved serrate. Origin, this new apple was introduced by Messrs. Spooner, of Hounslow, who find it a valuable market variety.